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Top Labour figure dumps Ed Miliband for UKIP
The Telegraph ^ | Feb 17 2015 | Steven Swinford

Posted on 02/17/2015 11:31:26 AM PST by NRx

One of Labour's most senior figures has resigned from the party and will be supporting Ukip because of Ed Miliband's failure to offer a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.

Harriet Yeo, who was chairman of Labour's ruling body between 2012 and 2013, is so disillusioned with Mr Miliband's refusal to offer a vote that she will be throwing her support behind Nigel Farage's party.

She represents the most senior Labour figure to switch allegiances to Ukip to date, although there are suggestions that several Labour MPs are considering defecting.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Germany; Politics/Elections; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 05072015; 2015election; edmiliband; election2015; europeanunion; harrietyeo; labour; nato; nigelfarage; scotlandyet; ukip; unitedkingdom
Good news from across the pond.
1 posted on 02/17/2015 11:31:26 AM PST by NRx
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To: NRx

Next May’s UK election will be interesting.


2 posted on 02/17/2015 11:38:15 AM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: NRx

You go Harriet!

Heave Ho. Miliband has got to go!


3 posted on 02/17/2015 11:57:18 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: NRx

Fascinating. I wonder if not all the Labourites are socialists?


4 posted on 02/17/2015 12:42:34 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Heh heh...


5 posted on 02/17/2015 2:20:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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